AIDA kick-starts busy year for Dover with four visits in March

An impressive 2024 cruise season for Port of Dover officially begins next month, AIDA Cruises leading the charge with four consecutive weekly port of call visits. After AIDAluna, pictured, sails in on 12 March, AIDAdiva follows on the 18th, 23rd and 27th to mark the beginning of an exciting year for cruising in Dover, which will

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MSC Bellissima

All change as cruise lines finally get to grips with fallout from coronavirus outbreak

Cruise line response to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak gathered momentum today as itineraries in Asia were amended and in some cases scrapped altogether. With China blocked to cruise ships, and tourists in general, as the authorities battle to contain the outbreak, cruise lines found themselves with little alternative but to change current and

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AIDAaura

From Sugarloaf Mountain to Sydney, AIDA’s winter 2020-21 world cruise has adventures galore

AIDA Cruises offers the perfect remedy for those yearning for distant lands with its new world cruise routes aboard AIDAaura in winter 2020-21. Guests can look forward to fascinating moments in South America, sun, the South Seas, New Year’s Eve in Sydney, or breathtaking experiences in South Africa. AIDAaura will set sail from Hamburg on

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Cooking up a storm! The culinary stars who give cruise guests a 5 star vacation

Good food lies at the heart of a great vacation. Which is why cruise lines are working with top chefs around the world to create unforgettable dining experiences. The move to bring top chefs to the high seas is a reflection of the increasing interest in all things food-related. Among shipboard celebrity chefs is award-winning

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We’ll see four new ships come sailing in … and that’s just for Carnival in 2018

Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest leisure travel company, will be bringing four new cruise ships to the market in 2018. Ground-breaking new vessels for Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Seabourn and AIDA Cruises will reinforce the company’s commitment to exceeding guest expectations with innovative and entertaining onboard offerings. Carnival Horizon joins the Carnival Cruise Line fleet in April And that’s

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AIDAnova keel laying marks start of Carnival’s green fleet

Carnival Corporation has kicked off construction of the first of its green fleet of seven ships that will be fully-powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) with the keel-laying of AIDAnova at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany yesterday (6 September). The seven ships will be delivered by 2022, with AIDAnova leading the way in autumn

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